food / quelites (wild greens)


quelites, lambs quarters

other greens:
chepil, guias, quintoniles, chepiche, huauzoncle, papalo-quiliti, verdolaga, huele de noche (see other indigenous foods in the carta de comida indígena)

imported greens

Arugula (Eruca sativa) is an aromatic, peppery salad green native to the Mediterranean. Very low in calories and high in vitamins A and C. In Oaxaca the plant grows wild and is known as Hierba de Burro.



Recipes

Arugula Pesto Takes Over The Kitchen

https://www.sabrosia.com/2013/09/quelites-tesoro-frente-nosotros